Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to sign bill Monday clearing way for copper and gold mining

Gov. Scott Walker will sign a measure Monday clearing the way for mining copper and gold in Wisconsin, handing a win to business groups over the proposal`s environmental opponents.

In signing Assembly Bill 499 at the Rhinelander airport, the Republican governor will repeal a nearly two-decade old state law that has essentially barred companies from extracting minerals besides iron because of pollution concerns. 

The legislation passed the Senate and Assembly last month without a single Democratic vote and with opposition from a handful of Republicans....